2013 Galerie "Pleinair" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon In the mouth

In the mouth

9% Malbec and 15% Petit Verdot

fig and blackberry fruit inlaid with prominent tobacco and chestnut leaf notes that impart a decidedly old-school feel

all backed by a pretty verbena echo on the finish

2013 Galerie "Pleinair" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon In the mouthThe two red wines include the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Pleinair, which comes from Napa vineyards Atlas Peak, St. Helena, Diamond Mountain and Howell Mountain. Aged 20 months in 53% new French oak and bottled unfined and unfiltered, the wine is a beauty, with notes of loamy soil interwoven with red and blackcurrants, tobacco leaf and forest floor. It is medium to full bodied, shows excellent purity, a nicely layered mouthfeel and ripe tannins. It should